Card edge connector with improved ejector mechanism
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorXue-Wu Bu
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Abstract
The card edge connector (1) comprises an insulative housing (2) with a number of terminals (3) retained therein, and a pair of ejector mechanisms (4) pivotally attached to opposite ends of the housing. Each ejector mechanism includes a body portion (40), an abutment (42) and a handle (45). The body portion defines a channel (46) between the abutment and the handle. The channel comprises an upper channel (460) and a lower channel (462). The lower channel has a smaller width than that of the upper channel.
Claims1
A card edge connector for establishing an electrical connection between a mother board and a daughter board, comprising;
- an insulative housing defining a slot adapted for receiving a daughter board and a plurality of terminal-receiving passageways each in communication with the slot;
- a plurality of terminals received in the passageways, each terminal including a mating portion and a tail portion;
- and
- a pair of ejector mechanisms pivotally attached to the housing, each ejector mechanism including a body portion, a handle for being exerted on by an external force and an abutment adapted for abutting against the daughter board, a pair of pivots formed on opposite sides of the body portion, the body portion defining a channel between the handle and the abutment to divide the body portion into a first and a second body portions, each of the first body portion and the second body portion having an upper and a lower sections respectively located above and below the pivots, the lower section having a larger thickness than that of the upper section;
- wherein
- the channel comprises an upper channel and a lower channel respectively located above and below the pivots, the lower channel having a smaller width than that of the upper channel, wherein the lower channel has a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, wherein the vertical and horizontal portions are positioned around a bottom portion of the body portion;
- wherein
- the insulative housing comprises a pair of guiding projections on opposite ends thereof, each guiding projection defining a chamber for receiving the body portion of a corresponding ejector mechanism and a pair of holes in communication with the chamber for receiving the pivots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.